Jim Jordan mocked after saying Trump 'backs the blue': 'Tell that to the Capitol Police'
After Donald Trump attended the wake of a slain NYPD police officer who was shot and killed during a traffic stop this week, Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan took to X and praised the former president for what he sees as his unparalleled support for law enforcement.
"No one Backs The Blue more than President Trump," Jordan wrote while sharing a video of Trump's press conference at the wake of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot and killed earlier this week after he approached two suspects whose vehicle was parked illegally.
"We have to stop it. We have to stop it," Trump told reporters in video shared by ABC News. "We have to get back to law and order. We have to do a lot of things differently, because this is not working."
In the comment thread beneath Jordan's post, his critics pointed out that Trump's relationship with law enforcement is inconsistent at best.
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"So then why did Donald Trump wait for over 3 hours to call off his insurrectionists who were beating Capitol Police officers?" one X user wrote.
"Tell that to the families of the law-enforcement officers brutally injured by his supporters on 6 Jan - the ones he calls hostages," wrote another.
The social media account for Republican Voters Against Trump shared Jordan's post alongside a Truth Social post from Trump from last year, where he called on Republicans in congress to "defund the DOJ and the FBI."
"No one…except around 100+million who ACTUALLY back the police and DON’T commit acts of treason. And since you brought it up, no one aids and abets sex-criminals as ardently as you do, Jordan," an X user wrote.
"Didn't really back em much on Jan. 6, Jimbo," wrote another.
The suspected gunman, Guy Rivera, 34, was arraigned Thursday with murder of a police officer, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. He remains hospitalized at Jamaica Hospital and is being held without bail.
The other suspect, 41-year-old Lindy Jones, was charged Wednesday with criminal possession of a weapon and possession of a defaced gun. He is also being held without bail.